Czerwiec po deszczowym maju często dżdżysty w naszym kraju
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What it means
June after a rainy May is often wet in Poland. This weather saying notes that a rainy May can be followed by a rainy June.
Vocabulary
- deszczowy — rainy
- dżdżysty — drizzly, wet
- kraj — country
Grammar note
'Po deszczowym maju' uses the instrumental case and means 'after a rainy May'.
Cultural context
Part of the Polish tradition of weather proverbs linked to the farming calendar.
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